Last Week of Classes

This is the last week of classes for the spring semester and it appears that spring has officially decided to arrive! Woohoo! I am going to call it at this point and forecast the end of snow or “swinter” as Kathy calls it. There is still some snow hanging out in front of Oakes Hall, […]

National Legal Writing Award for VLS Student

We are pleased to announce that Benjamin Leoni has been selected by the Burton Awards as a “2011 Distinguished Legal Writing Award” Winner.  The Burton Awards is the highest honor in legal writing.  The Legal Writing Program made Ben our school’s official nominee in January by nominating his article, “Resolving Disputes in the Northern Forest: […]

“Swinter”

This time of year is the most difficult.  The campus is slugging through the end of the academic year; last minute papers due, professors scheduling make-up classes and extra study sessions; prepping for the frenzy of commencement,  etc.  And in admissions, we have our noses glued to the grindstone (computer monitors actually) as we process […]